Belt buckle



March 7, 1933'. v D, M. WIRTH 1,900,147

BELT BUCKLE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 27, 1931 J 2 I ax 7 j Inventor --J' 4.. fisvtse yM .M/ara I March 7, 1933.

D.' M. WIRTH I 1,900,147

BELT BUCKLE Filed Aug. 27, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Invemor /l Home y Patented Mar. 7, 1933 PATENT omen DORSEY M. WIRTH, OF BUCYRUS, OHIO BELT BUCKLE Application filed. August 27, i931. Serial No. 559,695.

. and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents an inside elevational view of one form of the belt buckle showing the removable hook type.

Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on line 22- of 1 Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 represents an inside elevational view of a modification of the 1nvent1on showing the hook attached type.

Fig. 4 representsa sectional view taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 represents an inside elevational view 7 of another modification of the invention showing the pivoted loop type.

Fig. 6 represents a sectional v1ew taken substantially on line 66 of. Fig. 5.

L 1 Fig. 7 represents a pei spective view of the numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the form of the invention disclosed in Fig. 1, involves a plate 5 having an ovateshaped opening 6 in the enlarged end portion 7 thereof. The reduced end portion of the plate 5 is provided with a laterally disposed flange 8 having a pair of openings therethrough for slidably receiving the side rail portions a-a of the frame denoted bynumeral' 9, these side rail portions a-a be ing parallel and connected together at one end of the frame by the arcuate portion 6 at its opposite end by the straight portion'c, this latter portion 0 being adapted for disposition through'theusual loop 10-on the buckle end of the strap '11. i v I A coiled compressible spring 12 is con voluted on the rail portions aa and curved portion?) and has its ends impinging against the inside of the flange Sso as to normally the outside of the flange 8.

Numeral 12 represents an ovate-shaped lock having a tongue or hook'13 extending therefrom and obviously by'inserting this hook '13" through the opening. 6 through the pants side of the plate 5 and urging the same throughan opening in the belt 11, the buckle of plate 5 will be secured to the free end portion, or apertured end portion of the belt, While the plate 5 is in turn connected resiliently to the buckle endof the belt, by the aforementioned frame 9 and associated spring Fig. 3 is only modified in respect to the structure shown in Fig. 1 to the extent that the tongue-13a is swingably connected to the plate 5 as at 12a and isnot a separate unit as in Fig. 1.

Fig.5 discloses the loop plate type'of bucklewherein the. loop plate is denoted by numeral 14 the same being provided. with i the usual inturned portions 15'15 which in the present case are provided with collar for.- mations 16. l j

' Associated with this typeof buckle is the plate 17 having a laterally disposed flange 18 at oneend and a reduced portion 19 at its opposite end. As shown inFig. 7 this reduced end portion 19 is provided withlaterally disposed pintles 20'20 for engagement into the collars 16-16,.whereby the plate 17 is swingably connected to the loop plate 14. As is apparent in Fig. 5,the .flange18 is provided with a pair of openings for receiving the side rails aa of the frame'which is maintain the straight portion 0 urged toward constructed in the same manner and equipped and arcuate end portion and abutting against with the same type of spring as shown in the inner side of the flange.

Fig. 1.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa- Fig. 8 discloses that instead of having the ture.

reduced end portion 19 provided with integral laterally disposed pintles 2020, the reduced portion 19 is bent to form a barrel 21 thrpugh which a pin 22 is disposed and adapted to engage at its ends into the collars 1616, thus also swingably connecting the plate 17 to the loop plate 14-. c

Fig. 9 discloses another modification of the invention, wherein, instead of providing the frame 9 as in the form shown inFig. 5, a single T-shaped member 23 is employed, the transverse head portion 24L being engaged with the strap loop or anchor 10, while the leg portion of this T-shaped stem is disposed through asingle opening in the flange 18a of the plate 1 7 a, the plate 17a being otherwise constructed as shown in Fig. 7. v

I The free end of the leg portion of the T- shaped stem 23 is provided with a stop or enlarged formation 25 and between this and the flange 18a the compressible coiled spring 26 is interposed.

, Obviously, the plate 5, plate 17 and plate 17 a are all equivalents in the different forms and is a generic feature of the invention.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted .to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim 'as new is 1. In'a belt buckle comprising a plate provided at one end with means for engaging the adjustable end of the belt, said plate being provided at its opposite end with a laterally disposed formation having an opening therein, a slidable member disposed through the opening and provided with a transversely extending straight portion at its outer end and a spring interposed between "the inner end of the slidable member and the inner side of the laterally disposed formation the *other end of the belt being secured to the straight portion. I I

2. A belt buckle of the character described comprising aplate provided at one end with a laterally disposed flange having a pair of openings therein, means at the opposite end of the plate for engaging the adjustable end portion of a belt, an open frame provided with a pair of parallel side portions 'slid'ably disposed through the openings, said frame being provided with an arcuate end portion and a's'traight transverse end portion, said straight transverse end portion beingen'gageable with the free end'of the belt and being enlarged, and a compressible coiled spring disposed on the frame along the side portions DORSEY M. WIRTH. 

